Participant Check List
- Register for the Connectathon before the August 30th Deadline.
- Review the Connectathon Track List below and visit Track Pages to learn more.
- Complete the HL7 Pre Connectathon Survey to designate which track you want to participate in.
- Review Participant Key Dates below and attend or review all Connectathon 28 Participant Information Sessions.
- Read the Connectathon version of the FHIR Specification and the FHIR home page if you haven't already done so, to become familiar with the concepts.
- Attend your Track Kick Off Call in the first two weeks of September!
Connectathon Participant Key Dates:
| Date | Event | Notes |
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8/16/2021 | Last Day for Early Bird Registration! | |
FHIR Training for Beginners | Intro to FHIR How to read an IG US Core FHIR Testing and Tools | |
| 8/31/21 | Participant Information Session | Info Session Full Recording How to use ConMan Video |
9/1/2021 - 9/12/2021 | Attend your Track's Kick Off Call and prepare your testing environment | Find details on Whova beginning 8/15/21 - must be registered. |
9/13/2021 4:00 ET | Connectathon 28 KICK OFF | Kick Off Slides |
Track Lead Check List
- Track Proposals are due July 21, 2021. Please contact Sandy Vance if you have not entered your track proposal.
- Review the Key Dates Below
- Schedule your track Kick Off Call (previously Track Orientation) between September 1 -12, 2021.
- Sign up for Track Highlight times here!
- Designate a helper who can manage Q&A during the event, answer questions and help with Zoom hosting.
Track Lead Key Dates:
| Date | Event | Notes |
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| 7/21/2021 | Track Proposals Due | |
| 8/3/21 | Connectathon 28 Track Lead Kick Off Call | |
| 8/6/21 | Track Schedules Due | |
8/10/21 4:00 PM ET | Track Lead Biweekly Call | |
8/24/2021 4:00 PM ET | Track Lead Biweekly Call | |
| 9/1/2021 - 9/12/2021 | Track Kick Off Calls hosted by track lead | Please double check that your Track Kick Off Call recording is added to Whova. If it was not - Let Sandy know. |
9/7/2021 4:00 PM ET | Track Lead Biweekly Call | Dial In Info and Agendas |
Connectathon 28 Track Pages:
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| 2021-09 ONC FAST Security & Identity | This track tests scalable ecosystem Security trust models and Identity requirements used by FAST, Carequality, CARIN, and others. Focus is on security and privacy, including client app registration, authentication and authorization for cross-organization query, endpoint validation, interoperable identity and patient matching (Scenario 6 on patient matching is the focus of this track for Connectathon 28; see also Scenario 3). | Test a FHIR-associated specification | Security for Scalable Registration, Authentication, and Authorization v0.1.0 Interoperable Digital Identity and Patient Matching Capabilities UDAP Implementation Guide for Registration and Authorization of Business-to-Business Health Apps UDAP Implementation Guide for Registration and Authorization of Consumer Facing Health Apps
Related Implementation Guides:
| FAST Security Stream (Scenarios 1-4) FAST Identity Stream (Scenarios 5, 6, and match-related aspects of 3) NOTE: These are both relatively new streams for connectathons & related IG work, that we'll use moving forward. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Da Vinci Payer Data Exchange Formulary and Plan-Net V1 and V2 | A Da Vinci combined Track that covers the Drug Formulary and Provider/Pharmacy Directory Guides that address the CMS Patient Access API requirements of the Interoperability rule, including proposed changes for STU2 version of the implementation guides | One focus for this track will be test the interaction between the CARIN Blue Button IG and the Da Vinci IGs where resources such as claims and encounters could link with reference resources in the Formulary or Provider Directory IGs. Another will be testing out Pre-STU2 versions including moving Formulary CoveragePlan profile from List to InsurancePlan. | US Core STU3 3.1.1 and 4.0.0 Da Vinci Payer Data Exchange STU1 1.0.0 DaVinci Payer Data Exchange (PDex) US Drug Formulary STU 2.0.0 draft (https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-pdex-formulary/branches/stu2-draft/) DaVinci PDEX Plan Net STU1 1.0.1a (https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-pdex-plan-net/branches/v1.0.1a/) | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/235286-Da-Vinci.20PDexDa Vinci PDex https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/197730-Da-Vinci.20PDex.20Drug.20Formulary https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/207606-Da-Vinci.2Fplan-net-connectathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 PACIO Advance Directive Interoperability | The PACIO Advance Directive Interoperability (ADI) Connectathon track covers a new IG that provides a standard way to enable the ability to create and share Advance Directive Information to be used for care planning and delivery. | Test an Implementation Guide | PACIO Advance Directive Interoperability IG: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/pacio-adi/branches/connectathon-28-CarePlan/ | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/282785-Advance-Directives/topic/Connectathon.2028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Da Vinci DEQM and Gaps in Care | Continue the testing and use of the Data Exchange for Quality Measures (DEQM) IG for gaps in care reporting use cases using FHIR-based eCQMs | Test an implementation guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 eCR/MedMorph Track | Both the eCR and MedMorph efforts involve the exchange of information between Electronic Health Records in clinical care and governmental Public Health Agencies or other extra-clinical organizations. A major design goal is seeing that common design elements are shared to minimize divergent requests of clinical care and minimize provider burden. | Test an Implementation Guide. | eCR: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/case-reporting/ MedMorph: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-medmorph/
| https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/265512-medmorph https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/236764-eCR-Now.20FHIR.20App | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Medicolegal Death Investigation/Vital Records Death Reporting Track | The Medicolegal Death Investigation (MDI) will focus on testing interoperability of data flows between Medical Examiners’ / Coroners’ Case Management Systems (ME/C CMS) and Electronic Death Reporting Systems (EDRS). The Vital Records Death Reporting (VRDR) will also be testing on the submission of FHIR mortality records from EDRS to NCHS and return of coding response messages from NCHS to jurisdictions. Both workflows will use the VRDR FHIR IG content profiles. | Test an Implementation Guide. | VRDR Tools and References:
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| 2021-09 Gravity SDOH Exchange | Test the Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Clinical Care FHIR IG. The SDOH Clinical Care IG provides a framework for multiple SDOH domains. The focus of this Connectathon track is 1) test the resources and exchange workflow in the updated IG and 2) test the exchange workflow to and between other stakeholders. | Test an Implementation Guide | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/233957-Gravity-sdoh-cc/topic/Connectathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Vulcan - Real World Data (RWD) Submission to FDA | The track will focus on extracting patient medication data from an EHR FHIR server and generating an SDTM dataset to submit to FDA's submission Gateway for validation. This is an evolution from the January track and new steps will cover the assessment of the confidence in the quality of the data and addition of a FHIR based algorithmic approach to consolidation of medication data for a patient. | Test the design of a set of resources, Test an Implementation Guide | Aim to have a 1st Draft Implementation Guide for this Connectathon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) and Security Labeling | Data Segmentation for Privacy (DS4P) and Security Labeling | Test a FHIR Implementation Guide Educate on the Use of FHIR/IG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Consent Management, Decision, Enforcement Services, and Computable Consent | Consent Management, Decision, Enforcement Services, and Computable Consent | Test a FHIR associated specification | FHIR Consent Resource | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 CARIN IG For Blue Button® Track | Real-world testing of the CARIN Consumer Directed Payer Data Exchange (CARIN IG For Blue Button®) including Oral and Vision Profiles | Test an Implementation Guide | CARIN Consumer Directed Payer Data Exchange (CARIN IG for Blue Button®) (PSS, STU1, Draft STU2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Questionnaire | Questionnaires and forms permeate healthcare. This track will continue testing implementation of the US Core Questionnaire profiles, the Structured Data Capture (SDC) implementation guide and the Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) implementation guide, which all provide guidance on how to define and complete questionnaires in healthcare, including the ability to automatically populate forms and the ability to extract resource information from completed forms. | Test an Implementation Guide |
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| 2021-09 Clinical Reasoning | Continue the testing and use of FHIR-based Quality Measures for use in Quality Measurement programs, including CMS and Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Use Cases. The focus this connectathon is on:
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| 2021-09 Argonaut US Core & ONC Standardized API Criterion Track | This track will test the latest US FHIR Core IG 4.0.0 and the new proposed changes to comply with the ONC USCDI v2 | Testing an implementation Guide | Brett Marquard <brett@waveoneassociates.com> Yunwei Wang <yunweiw@mitre.org> | US Core IG CI Build (http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/US-Core/) US Core IG 4.0.0 (http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/) | Orientation covered in slides - if questions, please email Brett Marquard <brett@waveoneassociates.com> and Yunwei Wang <yunweiw@mitre.org>! See slides: US Core Connectathon Track Orientation.pptx |
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| 2021-09 International Patient Summary (IPS) | This track will test the creation and exchange of patient summary data across jurisdictions and usage contexts using the FHIR International Patient Summary (IPS) Implementation Guide specification. | Test an Implementation Guide | 'connectathon-2' branch build (the suggested primary IPS specification version for testing) http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-ips/branches/connectathon-2/index.html 'connectathon' branch build http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-ips/branches/connectathon/index.html CI build http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-ips 1.0.0 STU1 build | IPS Zulip stream (multiple topics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Da Vinci Risk Adjustment | Test the new Da Vinci Risk Adjustment Implementation Guide that is under development. | Test an Implementation Guide | Da Vinci Risk Adjustment Implementation Guide: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-ra/ | Zulip stream: https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179283-Da-Vinci/topic/Risk.20Adjustment | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Vulcan - Schedule of Activities | Using what currently defined in the https://phuse-org.github.io/fhir-schedule-of-activities-ig create a test scenario to trigger the creation of a care plan for a research subject, as noted in the schedule of activities defined in the ODM-XML format representation of clinical study LZZTTrial.xml. | Test a FHIR specification, collaboration on development of IG | An IG is at - https://phuse-org.github.io/fhir-schedule-of-activities-ig source is at: https://github.com/phuse-org/fhir-schedule-of-activities-ig Server: https://brigit5.azurewebsites.net and/or https://vulcan.developer.azure-api.net/ Sample SoA Spreadsheet: ScheduleOfActivities_01.xlsx Sample LZZT Variable Mapping: LZZT_Variable_Mappings.xlsx Sample ODM File: LZZTTrial.xml Sample CRF String: _AnnotatedCRF.pdf Sample Study Protocol: Lzzt_protocol_redacted.pdf Actual instance on a server: https://brigit5.azurewebsites.net/ResearchStudy/a9931c40-990f-4db0-b7e2-1f248950747d/_history/1 Source for the reference implementation is here: https://bitbucket.org/BlueWaveInformatics/vulcan_soa/src/master/ Helpful Pre-Connectathon activities include: 1.FHIR.EXAMPLE.BRANDR.SOA\Developer Setup - FHIR v4.0.1 (phuse-org.github.io) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 ONC FAST - National Directory US Realm | Review and test aspects of the ONC FAST Directory effort | Review initial implementation guide work and test associated reference implementations (Validated HealthCare Directory, PDex Plan Net, and CAQH Payer Directory) | The FAST Directory Track will use both of the following IG as reference information Validated Healthcare Directory FHIR IG: http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/VhDir/ PDex PlanNet: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/davinci-pdex-plan-net/STU1/ | Zulip stream for comments and questions regarding the ONC FAST Directory Track | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Vulcan/Gravitate Health - Electronic Product Information | This track will test the exchange and display of electronic Product information (ePI) as FHIR documents. The objective is to create a new digital platform that gives patients a more accessible way of acquiring trusted medicinal product Information. Here is the problem statement:
This will be done by combining information from the International Patient Summary (IPS) document, a selected list of medication list with ePIs for each medication and the associated medicationproductdefinition resources. | Test the design of a set of resources Including FHIR documents (In accordance with EMA's FHIR ePI); the associated medicinalproductdefinition resources; and the HL7 FHIR IPS of Maria) | HL7 FHIR IPS Implementation Guide EMA Draft ePI API Specification Vulcan/Gravitate Health IPS and ePI Implementation Guide For technical details (e.g., server details, resting results) refer to the Connectathon Manager (ConMan) | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/296557-Vulcan.2FePI #europe#GH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Integrating eLTSS among Health and Human Services Providers | The State of Missouri is testing the exchange of eLTSS data among health and human services providers to support improved outcomes for the intellectually and developmentally disabled population. | Test an Implementation Guide | Electronic Long-Term Services and Supports (eLTSS) Implementation Guide (v1.0.0: STU 1) based on FHIR R4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Ophthalmology track: workflow-integrated AI | Testing workflow-integration of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms in ophthalmology - combining imaging, clinical and other data sources as inputs feeding model predictions. | Test workflow readiness of the resources in the ophthalmology FHIR IG, which is currently undergoing balloting in the HL7-FHIR international September ballot cycle. | STU - currently under ballot 'Ophthalmology FHIR IG" | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/238885-Opthalmology/topic/Connectathon.2028.20Sept.20'21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Da Vinci Burden Reduction | Continue the testing of the Implementation Guides, as well as Reference and vendor Implementations for electronic Prior Authorization Da Vinci (CRD + DTR + PAS) IGs | Test Implementation Guides (IG) and Reference Implementations (RI) | CRD - CRD Zulip DTR - DTR Zulip PAS - PAS Zulip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Subscriptions | The FHIR Subscription model has seen significant changes since R4 was released. The new design supports a more scalable model for subscriptions that aligns with many industry "pub/sub" models. In this track, we will be focusing on the R4 version of topic-based subscriptions (R4B plus the R4 backport IG). | Test the design of a set of Resources and Test an Implementation Guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Argonaut Write Track | This track will test the Argonaut 2021 Argo Write API for Patient supplied data to EHRs | Test an IG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Bulk Data | Participants in this track will test the FHIR Bulk Data Access Implementation Guide (IG) with a focus on new and updated implementations, and features added in version 2 (currently in ballot process) | Test of an Implementation Guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Terminology Services | Terminology, and the proper use of it, is fundamental for everything that we do in FHIR. The purpose of this track is to test and enhance the capabilities of FHIR Terminology Services and promote their use throughout the FHIR implementation community. | Test the design of a Resource/set of Resources | http://hl7.org/fhir/terminology-service.html (R4 Terminology Services) http://build.fhir.org/conceptmap.html (proposed R5 changes to ConceptMap) | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179202-terminology (Terminology stream - multiple topics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Imaging Track | Test imaging-related resources and implementation guides. | Test the design of a Resource / Test an Implementation Guide | Resources:
Implementation Guides: | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/294893-imaging-connectathon-28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 ONC FAST - Hybrid/Intermediary Exchange | The purpose of this track is to test FHIR interactions across intermediaries as opposed to direct point to point interactions. In this track we'll test a scenario where a FHIR RESTful exchange is routed to the destination through two intermediaries. | Test an Implementation Guide | http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-exchange-routing-ig/branches/main/index.html | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/264775-FHIR-at.20Scale.20(FAST).3A.20Exchange.20with.2Fwithout.20intermediaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 SMART Health Cards for Vaccination and Testing | SMART Health Cards enable consumers to receive clinical information, such as vaccinations or lab results, bound to identity information, allowing the Health Card to be presented to another party in a verifiable manner. | Test an Implementation Guide | SMART Health Cards - Vaccination and Testing IG and SMART Health Cards Framework | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/284830-smart.2Fhealth-cards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 CDS Hooks | CDS Hooks is a specification for leveraging remote web services to facilitate Clinical Decision Support. This track focuses on maturing the standard to enable providing helpful and meaningful guidance to a user at the right points in their workflow via clinical decision support services. | Test a FHIR-associated specification | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179159-cds-hooks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Da Vinci Member Attribution Track | Continue the testing and use of the Data Exchange for Quality Measures (DEQM IG) for gaps in care reporting use cases using FHIR-based eCQMs, Testing the use of the member attribution for gaps in care. | Test an Implementation Guide |
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| 2021-09 Da Vinci Payer Data Exchange (PDex STU2, Payer-to-Payer, Patient Access API) | Payer Data Exchange (PDex) is preparing an STU2 version of the IG. This will incorporate changes to support anticipated regulatory changes related to Burden Reduction. This track will be testing out the proposed changes to the IG in preparation for a January Ballot of the STU2 IG. | Test an Implementation Guide | Mark Scrimshire <mark.scrimshire@onyxhealth.io>; Bob Dieterle <rdieterle@enablecare.us> | http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/davinci-epdx/ - to be updated to STU2 version. |
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| 2021-09 Da Vinci Clinical Documentation Exchange (CDex) | This Da Vinci track is focused on using Task as a mechanism to asynchronously solicit clinical information from a remote system. It covers provider to provider and provider to payer exchanges to help facilitate continuity of care. | Test an Implementation Guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 TestScript and FHIR Testing | Testing, and the proper use of it, is fundamental for everything that we do in FHIR. The purpose of this track is to test and enhance the capabilities of the TestScript Resource and promote its use throughout the FHIR implementation community. | Test the design of a Resource/set of Resources | FHIR Testing Framework: (Current Build) http://build.fhir.org/testing.html; (FHIR R4) http://hl7.org/fhir/testing.html | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/274423-TestScript-Resource | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 SMART App Launch v2 | SMART App Launch v2 adds support for granular scopes (e.g., a the data category level), POST-based authorization, token introspection, PKCE, asymmetric client authentication, and more – test your implementation and share feedback on these features as they proceed through the HL7 Balloting process. | Testing and feedback from SMARTv2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 FHIRcast | FHIRcast provides modern, simple, application context synchronization. We're working within the RIS/PACS community and beyond to standardize FHIRcast as the common, lightweight standard. We have recently published our STU2 , including the use of websockets. Join this track to test with maturing implementation. | Test and Implementation Guide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Patient Request for Corrections | Test a draft IG to enable bi-directional communication between a patient and a covered entity to support a patient’s request for corrections | Test an Implementation Guide | http://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/fhir-patient-correction/index.html | 9/7/2021: 1:00-2:00 PM: Track Kick Off Introduction/Orientation 9/13/2021: 5:00-6:00 PM IG Review; Track Kick Off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Situation Awareness for Novel Epidemic Response Track | The Situational Awareness for Novel Epidemic Response Implementation Guide enables transmission of high level situational awareness information from inpatient facilities to centralized data repositories to support the treatment of novel influenza-like illness. | Test an Implementation Guide | Situational Awareness for Novel Epidemic Response (v0.1.0: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR R4 | https://chat.fhir.org/#streams/254944/SANER-Connectathon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Post Acute Orders (PAO) | This track focuses on FHIR based RESTFUL exchange of orders from an EHR to a supplier or supplier HIT (or Hub) and the ability to update the order after order fulfillment. | Test an Implementation Guide (https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/dme-orders/index.html) | Implementation Guide: https://build.fhir.org/ig/HL7/dme-orders/index.html | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/236612-DME-Orders.20on.20FHIR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Patient Track | This track provides new participants with a friendly introduction to FHIR, using a simple scenario that can be met with limited domain knowledge and by those who have not had a lot of exposure to FHIR. | Educate on the use of FHIR technology | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/179207-connectathon-mgmt/topic/Patient.20Track | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-09 Evidence Based Medicine (COVID-19 Knowledge Accelerator) | Demonstrate data exchange using Evidence, EvidenceVariable, Group, Citation, ResearchStudy, and EvidenceReport Resources to communicate clinical trial and systematic review findings. Demonstrate data exchange using Citation Resource to communicate location of computable biomedical knowledge artifacts. | Test the design of a Resource/set of Resources | https://chat.fhir.org/#narrow/stream/237951-COVID-19-Knowledge.20Accelerator | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||